The 2012 Olympics – gold, silver, bronze … and green

As memories of the glitz and the glamour of the World Cup in South Africa fade, attention is turning to the next truly global sports-fest: the 2012 London Olympics. (Photo:  London 2012 Aquatic Center) In just 728 days time 4 billion people will switch on their TVs to see the famous march past of thousands [...]

Youth Voice: Commission of Inquiry for Sierra Leone and its implications for Peace, Reconciliation, Justice and Security. What can S/Leone learn from Uganda?

When events occur I like to wait and see what information comes to light before jumping in with ‘it’s this’ or ‘it’s that’. What appears to be one thing at the start can become something quite different a few months or years later. I have read many articles and heard stories and explanations about the [...]

Sierra Leone’s Changing Political Landscape

The All People’s Congress (APC) and the Sierra Leone People’s (SLPP) Party, our major political parties in Sierra Leone ought to know that the political landscape of our beloved country is changing fast, and the old techniques of hiring thugs to disrupt voting and rigging elections are becoming gradually unpopular. Also, the illusion of both [...]

OKSA Fundraising Dance Extravaganza

Saturday July 24, 2010 was a joyous day for members and friends of the Old Kolenten Secondary School Association (OKSA) of the Metropolitan Area.   Droves of the school alma mater converge at the Mirage Hall at University Boulevard in Maryland to dance to the ecstasies and melodious tunes of African, Reggae and variety of soul [...]

Africans in Diaspora face economic hardship: Tragedies take a toll

On July 19, 2010, shockwave news of a horrible tragedy about a Sierra Leonean couple spread like wild bush fire during a severe Harmattan season, especially among the Sierra Leonean community in the United States. 52 year-old Godfrey Manley Spain, aka Lord Bongo a popular comedian, and member of  ‘The Professionals’ drama group back home, [...]

Public Notice

Monday, 26 July, 2010- In line with its strategic work plan, the National Planning Committee of the 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration is to undertake a nationwide consultative tour, to ensure all stakeholders are fully involved with the process and to solicit contributions as to how the year long celebration should look like. The Committee has [...]

For tariff reduction, Zain becomes the most affordable & accessible network

With the battle for supremacy still on for the leading GSM operator in Sierra Leone, this article is set to provide an independent analysis on the first GSM operator in Sierra Leone since 2010 which is Zain Sierra Leone. Zain is branded as the key brand of Sierra Leone’s Telecom Industry for the simple fact [...]

Health Ministry shuts down unlicensed pharmacies

Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Health and Sanitation has over the weekend shut down a series of unlicensed pharmacies in the country, a move the Deputy Health Minister has described as protecting of the public health of the citizenry. (Photo: Mohamed Daudis Koroma, Deputy Health Minister, Sierra Leone) Sierra Pharmacy on Freetown [...]

African leaders review women’s health

Leaders gathered to renew the Maputo Plan of Action on maternal health at the 15th African Union Summit this past Sunday afternoon in Kampala. Created by African ministers and heads of state in 2006, the Maputo Plan is one of the world’s most progressive frameworks for sexual and reproductive health and rights policy. “I commend [...]

London Mining to land processing plant in Sierra Leone

In an exclusive interview with the public relations officer of London Mining Company, Josephine Saidu intimated to this medium that the company is about to land a processing plant in Sierra Leone in the not too distant future as the construction of the plant is near completion in the Peoples Republic of China as all [...]

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